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WWFM III - Big Dam Bridge - Central Arkansas Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, May 10, 2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This was one of 167 geocaching flash-mob events held around the world, mosty synced to 10 am PDT. 8179 cachers participated.

Sign in sheets:
Angel06
BackpacknJack
CowboyFloyd
BSA534
GOGardeners(ge9)
SiouxZQ
Magic1
CacheNFlash/Tralyn/Lil'ZO(3)
SJClimber
JJED(3)
Little Izzy
Aurorua_97
1horselvr
Donnos
Walking Shadow & Red(2)
mathseeker
LadyEngineer
Cinderella_00
RRtrackDude
Joky C
Ryan & Michelle(2)
JuggoPop
Rhone
MontecarloJoe
Strider869
LilCacheMonkey
HondaCacher
HuntingHagers(3)
paco_erdoc
lookintoit
Apache Scout
Equifan(2)
TKcachers(2)
deepdiverdave
Gergely Maumelle
Ron White
CadTech & Alice Coondog
Hicks-R-caching(+6)
upnumber1
Flirtin_with disaster
R4MDrive and Family
Bebopishere
ettabrowneyes
Geojeepers(2)
Flock of Condors(2)
Butterfly Diver
Jacksonb/bisonfan/007bondfan(3)
Howmuchmore(+2)

If you are part of a group and the number at the end or you group is wrong, please contact me and let me know.

Flash Mob: A large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a breif period of time and then quickly disperse. In this case everyone is asked to bring an umbrella, rain or shine! Everyone will open the umbrellas at ground zero even if the sun is out.

Date: Saturday May 10th, 2008.
Time: 12:00 noon until 12:15...only 15 minutes!
Where: The Big Dam Bridge, Little Rock/North Little Rock, Arkansas.

The Flash Mob event will be only 15 minutes long. You MUST be present and sign the log sheet during this time to log the event! After 15 minutes the logsheets will be locked away and if your name isn't in the box, you can't log the event.

Itinerary:

11:45-Noon Participants will mill about seperately and try to appear to be average muggles at either Cook's Landing (North Little Rock side) or Murray Park (Little Rock side) or somewhere along the bridge span away from ground zero and pretend not to know each other or give anything away.

The bridge ramps are long and somewhat steep. My personal casual walking time from the Cook's Landing side (slighty longer walk) to ground zero is just under six minutes and I walk pretty fast compared to most people. If your GPSr has a ETA function you could use that to time your arrival, but try not to clump up or get closer than 100 feet from ground zero until the horn sounds. The bridge is very spacious so this shouldn't be hard.

There are 40 parking spaces at the foot of the bridge on the Murray Park side, with about 100 more 1/2 a mile downstream near the pavilions. The Cook's Landing side has 75 spaces at the foot of the bridge, and several clusters of 10 or so (totalling about 50) rangeing from 1/4 to 1/2 inland from the bridge, plus about 70 more accessable by crossing the powerhouse to an island like area that may or may not be open on that day. It will be a Saturday in May however so plan ahead to make sure you have a place to park and can get in place on time. You must be present in the area among the flags during the 15 minute window to claim attendance.

High Noon An air horn will sound signaling the beginging of the event and everyone will procede to ground zero in the center of the Big Dam Bridge span where the flags are located. Move quickly so it appears that the group is suddenly just "there". Only pull out and open your umbrella as you reach ground zero (unless it's actually raining.) The small folding umbrellas that can fit in your pocket would be easiest to conceal if you have one. Keep it in a pocket, purse or backpack if you can.

Pages out of a logbook will be handed out to anyone with a GPSr and an open ammo can will be placed at ground zero. Sign the sheets and drop them in the ammo can. Bring your own pen! A clipboard, or other personal writting surface will probably come in handy. One log sheet per person or caching name, if you cache as a team, make a note on the logsheet how many people are with you today, we want an accurate count. The Goal is 5,000 geocachers worldwide.

Mingle, talk geocaching, trade coins, trade bugs, share stories, brag about your caches or make arrangements to meet later to seek the many caches nearby.

12:12 Everyone will assemble for a group photo. Get together quickly as time will be short!

12:14 A name will be drawn from the ammo can to be awarded the event prize of an unactivated "World of Geocaching 2006" geocoin.

12:15 It's over. The ammo can will be closed and everyone should disperse quickly, to meet elsewhere if desired. (Cook's Landing and Murray Park both have good picnic tables for anyone that wants to hang around for a while.)

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